broke that story and expert guidance on what that means. first, let s remember how we got here. today in washington for only the second time a federal judge sentenced a january 6th rioter to more than five years in prison. at 63 months, it is tied for the longest sentence ever imposed on a participant in the capitol attack. and it s not hard to see why. in screen shots taken from officer body cams on january 6th, this guy is seen swinging t pole at a police officer so hard it snaps in two on the officer s riot shield. so then the guy goes and finds another pole and starts swinging that one at officers. the officer he hit with the first pole the one he hit so hard, the pole snapped in two, that was capitol police sergeant, ganel. he gave emotional testimony about the horror of that day to the januarye 6th investigation last year. and today he testified at that rioter s sentencing hearing saying he suffered physical and mental injuries from the attack that forced him to leave t
coed tor and chief of the legal blog, special counsel at the defense department. so, ryan, what crimes do you think the committee will refer to the justice department? i guess i put a plural on crime. right. so the committee s mapped out multiple schemes and several are criminal. i think the top one would be use of the false slate of electors an that might draw in not just trump, but giuliani and meadows as big fish. the other ones are pressuring mike pence to violate his duties to try to overturn the 2020 election then use of the justice department to send false statements to georgia and other states saying the justice department believes there to be fraud and they should reverse their popular votes. so that s at least three. yes. do you believe trump himself will be criminally referred for those things? yes, i d be shocked if trump
ask ourselves why is that? we re 18 months after the incident of january 6th, why is it now the last few days? very good point. ryan goodman is a former special counsel at the department of defense, current coed tor in chief of just security, ryan, thank you for your time tonight. we appreciate it. ryan just mentioned the role of the 1/6 committee in all this. up next here tonight, congresswoman sow love grin will join us life to react to this breaking news. do not go away. we re just getting started.t do not go away we re just getting started
it s not okay ever to prosecute a sitting president, according to several legal memorandum. but to prosecute a former president is still a very seriousid matter, one that s never, ever taken before. so, there are people worried about whether or not merrick garland wants to be the first person to take that step in history. these are historic times. carol leonnig, investigative reporting at the washington post. thank you so much for taking time out potonight. we appreciate it. honored to be here. it historic, that was the reaction to tonight s washington post story from coed tor in chief of just security and nyu law j professor ryan goodman. mark meadows has a ton of criminaloo exposure, doj could flip him. ryan goodman joins me now. ryan, thanks so much for coming on the show. let me start with a very important question for our viewers, you re a lawyer, you re a law professor, explain the
the shooter who brought death and horror to a sikh temple in wisconsin was a u.s. army veteran discharged more than a decade ago for misconduct. authorities say the gunman may have had ties to white supremacists, and neighbors say he played in a far right wing punk band. we re learning more about how the shocking rampage left six victims and the gunman dead. brian todd is joining us from oak creek, wisconsin, right outside milwaukee. brian, what s the very latest? reporter: wolf, we have important new information. we have names of those who played pivotal rolls in the event and new details on the shooter s past at the temple. she can t escape it. an indelible moment of horror. she says she was among the first to see the shooter as he started his ram pain at the sikh temple of wisconsin. she says she was parking her car when she saw the suspect. now identified as wade michael page, approach the lead priest near the entrance. did he say anything to the priest? no, no. h